the international
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Dota 2 Adds Gabe Newell’s Dulcet Tones
1The International is full of high-stakes gameplay. Between the games there’s skits, panel discussions and the occasional announcement. Announcements like a Gabe Newell mega-kills announcer probably doesn’t have anything to say when a Triple Kill happens.
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The Moment I Got Hooked On Dota 2’s Biggest Tournament
Just before midnight on 10 August 2016, I jumped up from my seat screaming at the top of my lungs about Dota 2. I wasn’t even playing the game myself, and I don’t think I’ll ever be able to understand it on the level of the players I watched that night. In a Dota 2…
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Dota 2 Team Disqualified After Allegedly Testing Positive For Macros
When Juan “Atuun” Ochoa was accused of cheating at Dota 2, he was playing one of its most complicated heroes, a grotesque-looking gnome who can clone himself, trying to help his team win the South American qualifiers for the 2018 International. Ochoa’s actions resulted in his team being disqualified, its dreams of attending August’s $US14.7…
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OpenAI Bot Destroys Dota 2 Pro At The International
Go champions recently had their butts handed to them by Google’s AlphaGo. If you thought video games might be safe from sophisticated AI challengers, at least for now, the bad news is the apocalypse is already here, with Dota 2 pro Danil “Dendi” Ishutin getting smashed one-on-one by OpenAI’s Dota 2 bot.
